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Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City Prediction: Hellberg Era Begins with Riverside Test
The 2026/27 Championship season opens at the Riverside Stadium on 15 August at 15:00 UK time, with Middlesbrough hosting newly promoted Lincoln City. Both clubs start on zero points but that's where the similarities end. Middlesbrough come in as promotion…
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- It's week 1 of the 2026-2027 Championship on 2026-08-15 at 15:00 GMT, when Middlesbrough and Lincoln City go head-to-head.
- Referee R. Madley has dished out around 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, plus 22 fouls per match across 10 games.
- With the data available to us, K. Hellberg and Michael Skubala have not met as managers before.
- Middlesbrough are missing 2 players: T. Conway (Injury), A. Bangura (Injury) but Lincoln City is missing 1 player: A. Jackson (Surgery).
- We expect Middlesbrough to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Lincoln City are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- In their last outing, Middlesbrough's highest-rated performer was S. Berhalter (6.9), while Lincoln City's standout was R. Oné (6.3).
- Middlesbrough came off a win (1-0 vs Wrexham) and Lincoln City also triumphed (2-1 vs Derby County).
- Neither side is flying – Middlesbrough 1-2-2 and Lincoln City 2-0-3 over the last 5 matches.
- No historical head-to-head exists for Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City according to our records.
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Middlesbrough is going head to head with Lincoln on 15/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Middlesbrough v Lincoln H2H statistics!